Boys' name · since 2006

Josaih

Josaih has 40 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

40
total births
2006–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade

Josaih sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 40 recorded since 2006.

Josaih has 40 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2019.

  • 40 total births
  • 2006–2019 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 65% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Josaih's 40 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Josaih's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Josaih's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Josaih popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 2006200920102012201420152019 5

Josaih by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Josaih's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Josaih births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josaih?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 40 babies named Josaih. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 9 births.
When was Josaih most popular?
Josaih was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Josaih been used?
Records for Josaih go back to 2006, giving 14 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Josaih?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Josaih: Baby Name Since 2006 - 40 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josaih. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Josaih draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.